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Greater New York Traction Stocks $120,000,000 Higher In Great Wall Street Boom Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Securities Up $41,456,991 and Interborough Rapid Transit $55,798,693 Since First of Year-New Impetus From Governor Smith's Transit Probe. Stocks and bonds of the traction appreciated over $120,000,000 since the cludes the Hudson and Manhattan minor issues of bonds of the various total appreciation, including such issues, is equal to about 10 percent of the entire country and Canada. The largest enhancement of securities values is in issues of the Interboro Rapid Transit Company and its subsidiaries. This totals nearly The $66,000,000... system accounts for $41,456,991, of anhattan Transit which the rise in value of the common stock alone amounts to nearly $20,000,000.

These figures are obtained by comparing the prices prevailing either on Dec. 31, 1923, or at the last previous sale thereto, with the quotations prevailing on Dec. 6 last, and multiplying by the number of shares, or by the amounts of bonds outHanding in units of $100 par. Turning Point of Big Systems. The upturn in quotations was based primarily on the increased earning power of the various systems.

This was especially pronounced in the I. R. T. and B. M.

T. systems. The former emerged from 1923 Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit: Common Preferred 49 Bonds69 A 71 Brooklyn Un. Elev. 59 81 Kings Co.

El. 1st 49 69 Nassau Elec. 1st Con. 49 56 B. Q.

C. Sub. 5s 64 Total for system Interborough Rapid Transit: Stock 11 Bonds1st Ref. 5s 7 percent notes 59. 6 percent notes 55 Manhattan El Guar.

Stock 39 Modified Guar. Stock 30 Cons. 4 percent bonds Total for system Third Avenue Railway: Stock 9 Bonds-4 1st Ref. 58. 54 1st.

Mtg. 5s Adj. Inc. 5s Total for system Hudson Manhattan: Common 12 Preferred 48 Bonds1st Refd. 59 81 Adj.

Income 59 N. Y. Jersey 1st 59. 96 Total for system New York Railways (in receivership): Bonds1st Refd. 4s 32 Adj.

1 Total for system Brooklyn City Railroad: Stock Stock Dividend Grand total on THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1924. 1 3 ESTATE APPRAISALS FILED TODAY TOTAL NEARLY $1,000,000 Reports to Surrogate for Purpose of Fixing Amount of Transfer Tax. Appraisals of estates totaling close to $1,000,000 were filed today in the Surrogate's office. Edward G.

Riggs, who until his death was a prominent newspaperman in the United States, left a net estate of $79.885, according to the appraiser's report for the fixing of the amount of the transfer tax. By the terms of his will $20.083 is bequeathed to the widow, Elizabeth S. Riggs; $49,771 to son, Royal E. T. Riggs, and $10,000 to a grandson, Edward Gridley Riggs.

The gross estate was valued at 8113,017, including an equity of $10,967 in the Riggs home at 38 S. Portland ave. and a number of shares of stock. including blocks in the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Montgomery Ward Co. and others.

Mr. Riggs died on Jan. 17. Clarence Th Corey, a trustee of the City Savings Bank and a prominent figure in banking circles, left a net estate of $267.290. His win leaves the entire estate to the widow, Minnie L.

Corey, The gross estate of $288,392 was made up of real estate at Clarendon rd. and E. 28th Flatbush, and stock in a number of companies and banks. Mr. Corey died on March 30 at his home, 94 Prospect Park West.

The estate James K. Alexander, late treasurer of the East New York Savings Bank, is estimated at 996. The will left $39,554 to his widow, Matilda Alexander, and Terry, and a son, James K. each to a daughter, ida, M. ander.

The assets consist of personal effects and blocks of stock in the American Cotton Fabric Company and several railroads. Mr. Alexander died on April 24 at his home, 772 Greene ave. John Bohling, widely known in the Eastern District as a retired restaurant proprietor, left a net estate of $108,692. By the terms of his will it passes to three children, Henry Bohling, Mrs.

Emma S. WIlliams and Mrs. Lillian F. Koerner. Mr.

Bohling died on Jan. 2 at his home, 110 Taylor st. The cstate consists of his home, personal effects and a number of shares of stock. Mrs. Ada Frazier, who died on March 10, left a net estate of 956.

By the terms of her will it passes to a daughter, Mrs. Marion F. Roberts; son, Charles W. Frazier, and three grandchildren, Jean and Elizabeth Frazier and Marion Roberts. OFFICERS' WIVES USE CARTRIDGES TO BUY GROCERIES (Continued from Page 1.) hand to keep such conflicts lively for 10 years to come.

Briton Aids Rebel Leader. Abdul Krim, leader of the Riff rebels, has as his most valuable aid a British soldier of fortune, who makes frequent trips to European capitals on secret business. Only the details are secret, however. Everybody knows what after. During several weeks this autumn a deeply-loaded river boat lay in the Seine squarely in the center of Paris, tied to the quay at the Place de la Concorde.

From her deck one could see the French Chamber of Deputies, in which Premier Edouard Herriot was making eloquent speeches and pushing through laws calculated to guide France into a peaceful future. By see the Hotel Crillon, in which the turning his head the same man could American Peace Delegation, with President Wilson at head, labored long to organize a league that would make war impossible. Another turn would bring into sight the French Foreign Office, across the river, fountain head of French diplomacy. The Spanish Ambassador, crossing the Pont de la Concorde to visit Herriot, probably saw the deep-laden craft many times. Politicians and statesmen of France and of all the other great nations passed that way.

But the boat looked like any other, and they suspected nothing. The French police, however, have to know everything that goes on in the capital. They knew what was in the boat. But they left her scot free--temporarily. felt that it would not quite do to have the Paris press recounting the seizure of a cargo of contraband arms in the very shadow of the government buildings.

Arms Ship Halted and Sealed. One day the vessel quietly slipped her moorings and puffed off down the Seine toward the sea. That day a telegram was filed. And when the ship came to the first comfortable stopping place outside the region of Paris she was stopped and put under seal. Her cargo consisted of enough rifles and ammunition to have kept Abdul Krim happy for another year.

The French Government has no special grudge against Abdul Krim; but it 1s at the present moment sincerely opposed to the illicit sale of war material. And the English 501- dier of fortune working for Abdul Krim had to go elsewhere. As a matter of fact he went to London. Probably the greatest source of wholesale war supplies for the Moroccans the Spanish army itself. The brief communiques from the Riff frequently tell of the "successful withdrawal" of beleaguered garrisons of Spanish soldiers after being long blockaded by the Moors.

Behind the wording of many of these communiques is solemn and amusing drama. Moors' Formula for Surrender. The Moors surround and besiege the little fort. Communications and supplies are cut off. Eventually the situation becomes so desperate that the besteged soldiers begin negotiations for surrender.

The Moorish formula is always the same. "You are 500 men. Deliver us 600 rifles and ammunition and we will By carrier pigeon or wireless the Spanish post sends these terms back to headquarters. Headquarters also has a formula. It is: "A Spanish garrison never surrenders its arms.

Tell the Moors that you insist on marching out with your arms and equipment, but that we will send an equivalent number around by the rear." The Moors insist on delivery before they raise the siege. And then and then only the cordon of Moorish posts about the fortress opens. The next day the Spanish papers carry a communique announcing "the successful withdrawal from without the loss of a man gun," and everybody is satisfied. The loss of 600 rifles is a small one for the Spanish. It is a big gain for the Rifflans.

In the general debacle in the Riff shortly Primo before di Rivera the the accession Riffians to power cap- tured what was variously estimated at from three to five years' supply of armS. Between the three sources. ammunition received from Spaniards In trade, arms smuggled in from other countries and arms captured rom the Spanish army, the Riffians lo very well Indeed and can, it ap. ears. wage a guerilla war lasting generations.

TIFFANY Co. FIFTH AVENUE 37TH STREET PEARLS FOR ADDITIONS TO NECKLACES KETCHAM SILENT I ON CROPSEY CHARGE AGAINST REFEREES Former Surrogate Herbert T. Ketcham to comment today on the statement yesterday of Supreme Court Justice Cropsey that one of the official referees of the court is "good worker and the other is not." Judge Ketcham and Edward B. Thomas, former justice of the Appellate Division, are the two referees. "I don't care to discuss the matter," Judge Ketcham said when seen at his law office.

"Then it may be assumed that you do not belleve Justice Cropsey referred to he was asked. "I have nothing to say," was the reply. "Well, are you satisfied with your relations with Justice Cropsey and the other jurists in the Supreme Court?" was the next question. His answer was the same. "Then you feel that you can and are doing your duty as a referee?" was the final question fired at the Jurist.

"Please tell them I don't want to say anything about it at all," he replied warmly. Justice Cropsey's comment came when Stella Lloyd B. Kantor, counsel for Mrs. Manheim, suggested a question of reduction of alimony involving his client be referred to a referee. "We had a quick hearing before Referee Thomas." Kantor argued when Justice Cropsey said he would get nowhere with a referee.

"Well, one of them is a good worker and the other is not," Justice Cropsey answered. APPRAISALS RADIO DINNER TRIBUTE TO OWEN D. YOUNG In an effort to gratify public interest in a dinner to be given this evening at the Waldorf honor of Owen D. Young th committee has enlisted the co-operation of the Radio Corporation in broadcasting the speeches over eight stations throughout the country. Also as a special tribute to Mr.

Young, whose chance remark at a dinner two years ago led to the invention of a method of transmitung pictures by radio across the Atlantic, the Radio Corporation will receive a radio picture from London and flash it upon a screen at the Waldorf within a few minutes of its reception. The speeches by Herbert Hoover, Richard F. Grant, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce: William Church Osborn and Owen D. Young, will be broadcast over and WEAF in New York City, on Washington, in Schenectary, A in Pitsburg, in Chicago, in Hastings, and in Oakland, Cal. APPRAISALS Estate of EDWARD G.

RIGGS, died Jan. 17, 1924, appraised at $79,885, which passes to his widow, Elizabeth S. Riggs; a son, Royal F. T. Riggs, and a Edward G.

Riggs Estate of CLARENCE T. COREY, died March 30, 1924, appraised at $267,290, which passes to his widow. Minnie L. Corey. Estate of JAMES K.

ALEXANDER. died April 24, 1924. A appraised at $43,996, which passes to his widow. Maltida Alexander; daughter, Ida M. Terry, and a son, James K.

Alexander. Estate bf JOHN BOHLING, died Jan. C. 1924, appraised at $108,692, which passes to a son, Henry Bohling, and two daughters, Emma Williams and Lillian Koerner. Estate of FLOYD H.

CORNELL, died June 18, 1923, appraised at $109,869, which passes to his widow. Edith A. Cornell. Estate of ADA FRAZIER, died March 10. 1924, appraised at $268,956, which passes a daughter, Marion F.

Roberts: a son, Charles W. Frazier, and three grandchildren, Jean Frazier, Elizabeth Frazier and Marion Roberts. WILLS FILED ISABELLA SWALM. 126 McDonough died Nov. 18, 1924, leaving an estate of more than $5,250 to her husband, Everett S.

Swalm. ELIZA G. CHAPIN, 820 President died Nov. 17. 1924, leaving an estate of more than $10,000 to a daughter, Elizabeth Chapin, and a son, Edward F.

Chapin. CATHERINE DUFFY. 1244 St. John's died Nov. 28.

1924. leaving an estate of more than $6,100 to a daughter, Emily J. Gartlin. NORA McMAHON, 417 62d died Dec. 3, 1924, leaving an estate of no value.

ANN BOTTS, St. Peter's Hospital, died Nov. 26, 1924, leaving an estate of about $6,000 to the Rev. Patrick J. Ford and charity.

CALLS FOR BIGGER NAVY: UNDER RATIO NOW Secretary Warns Against on the Chance of War. Washington, Dec. 10-Cruiser for cruiser and submarine for submarine, the United States must build in competition with Great Britain on 8 a 5 to 3 of superiority over it Washington treaty of ratios 5--5-3 ratio of naval strength is to' be maintained. Secretary Wilbur has informed the House Sub-Committee on Naval Appropriations. The Secretary submitted a rounded building program advocated by the general board, which have not been revealed, which cludes light cruisers of the ton type, fleet submarines, destroyer leaders and other auxiliary craft tonnage in which is not limited by the treaty.

Since the laid before the committee stationent, in executive session and made public last night, was reviewed and revised repeatedly by the General Board other experts of the Navy Department, before it was delivered by Mr. Wilbur, it may he taken a3 the deliberate conclusion of the Naval service not only on the present status of the Navy, compared to other fleets, but as to the relative value of aircraft and submarines compared with Battleships Seapower's Measure. Battleships are still the "real measure of seapower," the Secretary told the committee. But to have full value, he added, they "must be prepared to resist every possible means of assault, including the submarine and the aerial bomb." LEAGUE CANCELS MORNING SESSION Rome, Dec. 10 (By the Associated Press) -No meeting of the League of Nations Council was held this morning out of courtesy to the British Foreign Secretary, Austen Chamberlain, who was received in audience by Pope Pius, The Council yesterday decided upon the convocation on May 4 nevt of an international conference for control of traffic in arms, munitions and implements of war.

This decision United was States taken after receipt of of the acceptance League's invitation for participation in such a conference. The Council also directed that the Commission of Co-ordination, which has taken the place of the old' Disarmament Commission the League, should hold its first meeting in Geneva on Feb. 16. The decision is then to state whether the time is propitious for a conference for, control of private arms manufacture and whether the moment has arrived to invite the United States to participate in the preliminary work of organizing the conference. 25 STUDENTS FREED BY CHINESE BANDITS Canton, Chinas, Dec.

10 (By the Associated Press)-Twenty-two of the students captured Saturday by bandits while en route from Canton to the Christian College in a launch were returned to the college today. The bandits have been routed by Gen. Li. Fuh-Lin's troops after a short fight. The rescuers found two other of the students this morning.

Eight still remain in captivity. The original Canton dispatch Sunday dealing with the capture said 48 teachers and students of the Christian College had been seized by the bandits. A Canton message yesterday announced that three of the students. had been returned to the college on parole, bringing a demand for the ransom of the others still held prisoner, but that payment of any ransom had been advised aga.nst by the military who were running down the kidnapers. OBITUARY EDGAR A.

ELLIOTT of 1970 E. 14th st. died at his home Monday. He was a resident of Brooklyn for 30 years and was a veteran of the World War, serving in France with 87th Division. He was a member of Typographical Union No.

6, and is survived by his parents; two brothers, Henry J. and William and four sisters, Mrs. Geneva U. Quinn. Mrs.

Lydia Griffin, Mrs. Alice Meade and Marie A. Elliott. A solemn requiem mage will be said in St. Edmund's R.

C. Church tomorrow morning and interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. MRS. PHEBE A. SMITH, widow of William H.

Smith, died yesterday of old age at her home, 597 Bainbridge st. She was born in Manhattan and is survived by four sons, William, Matthew, Robert and Christopher Smith, and two daughters, Mrs. Amelia Counsellor and Mrs. Robert C. Bowerhand.

She was formerly a member of the old Willets Street, Manhattan, M. E. Church. Funeral services will he held tomorrow night at 8-o'clock, the Rev. George E.

Bishop, pastor of the Bushwick Avenue Central M. E. Church, officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. JAMES SHEEHAN of 34 First pl.

a native of Kings County, Ireland, died yesterday at his home. He was in his 64th year and was a retired foreman of the Street Cleaning Department. He was a resident of the 12th Ward for 45 years and ty survived by his wife, Annie; a brother, John; a sister, Mrs. Joseph Eagan, and two nieces, Mary and Anna Sheehan. A mass of requiem will be said Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock in St.

Mary Star of the Sea R. C. Church. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, "By George! I'll Buy George a Real Present This Year!" Everybody has been "letting George do it" for so many Christmases that it's got to be a This would be a good year to let Brother George or Uncle George or Husband George know what you think of him. You'll find the sort of things that will reach his heart listed in the Shop-o'-Scope under "Gifts for Him" in the "Christmas Gift Suggestions" columns in today's Classified Section.

MAN DIES, WOMAN, 4 CHILDREN HURT IN MOTOR MISHAPS companies of New York City have first of the year. This figure insystems, but does not include numerous companies. It is probable that the approximates $125,000,000. This recovery in the rail stock values of the a trying year in which it was several times on the ragged edge of receivership, but was granted time in meeting some of its obligations and gradually increased its revenues. In the B.

M. T. earnings mounted steadily until at the end of the first fiscal year of company, upward of $3 share this earned on the common stock, with further gains since that time. The announcement of a special investigation of the transit chaos in 'New York City by Governor Smith gave an additional impetus to Thus the rise, especially in the stocks. B.

M. T. common, which had clung for 30, many suddenly months rose to to a level but below then sagged back several points. It was Wall Street's method of showing that it expected the investigation that the situation was not the fault of the traction companies but of the city administration. The figures follow: Value Shares Dec.

6 or Amount 1924 Appreciation 40 769,911 $19.825,208 75 249,468 6,486,168 84 $82.698,000 11,934,870 83 15,956,000 239,340 100 6,980,000 2,181,2504 62 10,337.000 671,905 66 4,300,000 118,250 $41,456,991 $8,487,500 17.021.130 11,918,071 1,863,750 1,144,894 11,906,993 3,456,355 $55,798,693 165,900 $1,161,300 36 350,000 69 $162.106,000 93 34.296,610 73 10,500.000 82 26,169. 64 40,663,000 57 $19,201,000 672,035 52 22.216,000 2.110,520 5,000,000 175.000 $4,118,855 399,495 $5,992,425 52,429 969.937 871 $37,521,234 2.438,878 691 33.102,000 3,641,220 991 5,000,000 150,000 $13,192,460 46 $18.061,289 $2,528,582 30,609,487 956,547 $3,485,129 $1,200,000 300,000 $2,550,000 $120,602,128 Brooklyn Needs a Mr. Duke To Aid Adelphi Campaign, Says Mrs. Talbot-Perkins By MRS. R.

C. TALBOT-PERKINS. (Mr8. Talbot-Perkins is chairman of the Brooklyn Alliance of Women'e Clubs; president of the People's Political League of Kings County; member of the Board of Managers of the Memorial Hospital for Women and Children and of the Board of Managers of Welcome Home for Girls and secretary of the Carson Chautauqua Circle.) Adelphi College! Brooklyn, the place where we had more good women working for woman's suffrage than almost any other place in the United States, surely ought to have a woman's college, and as I have a ward in Adelphi at the present time I know the merits of Adelphi and the fine work that is being done there. We need a Brooklyn college not only for the girls who live in Brooklyn but for the girls of all Long Island.

Why haven't we a Mr. Duke or a Mr. Eastman who will hand Adelphi not $1,000,000 but $100,000 for this Brooklyn Institution? Women as a rule haven't the money that men have, or this colfor women would be an established fact. 10,000 Doukhobors Chant In Snow for Slain Leader Nelson, B. Dec.

10-Tent thou-, sand Doukhobors braved the rigor of British Columbia winter from midnight to dawn today to pay homage to the memory of their leader, Petero Verigin, who was killed six weeks ago today by a bomb believed to have been planted by enemies aboard a train on which he was traveling. It was a strange ceremony, starting with a pilgrimage over the snowcovered route by which their leader's body had been carried to a tomb on a cliff overlooking the little town of Schedule of Winter Sports Arranged by Amateur Skiers Bellows Falls, Dec. 10-The schedule of winter sports activities announced today at the third annual convention the United States Eastern Amateur Association stern assigns the annual Eastern ski to Brattleboro, championships, was announced also that the title meeting in 1926 had been awarded to the Nansen Ski Club of Berlin, N. H. The list of events this winter includes the following: Dec.

28-Metropolitan ski meet, New York; 30- college women's competition, Lake Placid, N. Dec. 31-Jan, 1---college men's competition, Lake Placid: Jan. 11-Greater New York ski tournament, Swedish Winter Sports Club; 17-intercollegiate winter carnival, Williams College; Feb. 20- intercollegiate meet.

Williams College: Feb. 21-23--fourth annual Lake Placid ski tournament. $1,000,000 FOR HOSPITAL Oversubscribing the million dollar goal in the campaign for funds for a new building for the Mary Immaculate Hospital, Jamaica, the largest crowd that ever filled Trommer's Restaurant, Bushwick pkwy. and Conway Brooklyn, last night cheered the chairman of the drive when he announced that donations and pledges reached more than the goal set. There are still many outstanding pledges not yet reported in last night's returns.

Concussion and Fracture Suffered in Series of Boro Accidents. One woman and four children are in boro hospitals today recovering from serious injuries received last night in motorcar accidents. Mrs. Emma Smith, 58, 65 Sumpter is in the Kings County Hospital concussion of the brain and a possible fracture of the skull. She was struck at Ralph ave.

and Fulton st. by a car driven by Michael Accardi, 721. Flushing ave. Isador Peshkin, 12, 120 Thatford was removed to St. Mary's pital after being run down by a machine driven by Harry Friedman, 1524 E.

9th at Belmont and Rockaway aves. Richard Weber, 6, 98 Schaeffer was struck by a car driven by Mrs. Elsie Thiemer, S. Cornelia while playing in front of his home, and removed to Bushwick Hospital suffering a possible fracture, of the skull. Dominick Zumo, 12, 280 Bushwick was removed to St.

Catherine's Hospital after being run over at Bushwick ave. and Boerum st. by a motorcar driven by John Bologna. 70 Scholes st. John Welhl, 4, 957 Grand was playing in front of his home when he was run down by a machine L.

driven I. He by Joseph removed Bunch to of St. Elmont, Catherine's Hospital with a possible ture of the leg. Bunch was arrested on a charge of assault. May Walsh, 9, 718 Leonard was struck by a car driven by Morris Brodsky, 53 Johnson as she was "Jaywalking" across Leonard st.

near Calyer st. Dr. Levine of Greenpoint Hospital treated the girl for slight injuries. John Hylan, 'dicof 228 E. 128th Manhattan, in St.

John's Hospital this morning of injuries suffered when he was struck by an automobile on Nov. 29 driven by William Spiak of Woodhaven Elmhurst. One man was thrown through the windshield of his motorcar to the another man was slightly injured in roadway on Manhattan Bridge a and a collision in the center of the bridge this morning between two motorcars. The serlously injured man was William Burling, 24, 147 Pierrepont who was removed to Cumberland Street Hospital suffering severe lacerations of the scalp and internal injuries. The driver of the other machine, Dominick Louis, 30, 1612 Coney Island was removed to his home after being treated by an ambulance surgebn.

The accident was due to a misunderstanding of signals. TO SUSPEND RULE FAVORING CARGOES OF U. S. VESSELS Washington, Dec. 10-The position of President Coolidge that suspension of the preferential rail rate section of the Merchant Marine Act should be continued pending further study of the Congress is supported in recommendations of the President's committee on co-ordination of railroad and steamship transportation.

The committee, in a report of its conclusions, published today, recommends other specific measures Which appear from its six months' study of the co-ordination problem, to offer immediate advantages in shaping a national policy along this line. The report, transmitted to the President by Secretary Hoover, who was appointed to the committee with the chairmen of the Shipping Board and Interstate Commerce Commission and railroad and steamship representatives, lists first among its recommendations a more extensive quotation by the Shipping Board of through rail and ocean rates. As creating an advantage in the use of American flag ships, it urges also more extensive use of the uniform through bill of lading prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The committee further recommends that American ships co-operate with the railroads in facilitating small-lot shipments. Another conclusion advanced is that no hindrance should be placed in the way of railroads undertaking the operation of American flag overseas shipping lines.

DIES IN 96TH YEAR Jacob Shapiro, 95, of 492 Kosciusko died last night at his home from infirmities of age. He was born in Russia. About 30 years ago he was seriously ill and physicians said he could not live more than a few hours. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. 1 Minnie Sonet, with whom he lived: three sons, Isaac, Louis and David; 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held today and interment was in Washington Cemetery. BRAND NEW DOUBLE- DUTY ROOMS Fully Serviced $20 to $28 per week 4 minutes to WALL STREET 15 minutes to TIMES SQUARE Clark St. Station, 7th Ave. Interboro Subway Right in Hotel Building Each room in our new addition is cqui valent to a two room a unely decorated living -room by day and a comfortable bed-room by night. Change takes only three minutes.

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THE HOTEL George for MEN and WOMEN CLARK BROOKLYN Phone- -MAIN 10000 Staten Island Mother Says German Fiend Slew Her Son RICHARD DRANDORFE. The identity of one of the twentyseven victims of Fritz Haarmaan, the fiend -murderer of Hanover, Gerdany, was revealed by Mrs. William Drandorff, mother of the slain Richard, 19, at her home in Port Richmond, Staten Island, N. Y. The lad disappeared from his home in Hanover, Germany, in November, 1923, a few months after his mother had come to this country.

Otto Drandorff, the elder son, recognized the suit of clothes worn by the victim and which the slayer had sold to a -hand dealer. ZINOVIEFF LETTER CALLED AUTHENTIC London, Dec. 10 (By the Associated Press) -Prime Minister Baldwin stated in the House of Commons that the sub-committee of the Cabinet, after examining all the evidence put before it, had come to the unanimous conclusion that there was no doubt the Zinovieff propaganda letter was authentic. MRS. A.

MILLER DIES; MOTHER OF BANKER Mrs. Augusta Miller, widow of Simon Miller and mother of Manasseh Miller. president of the Prudential' Savings Bank, died yesterday at her home, 1378 Dean st. She was born in Germany, 79 years ago, and was ill four days with pneumonia. She is survived by two other sons.

Maurice F. and Jacob Miller, and five daughters, Mrs. M. Spiro, Mrs. Ida Cohen, and Hannah, Rose and Etta Miller.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, the Rev. Dr. Alexander Lyons, pastor of the Garfield Place Temple, of which Mrs Miller was a member. officiating. Interment will be in Mount Neboh Cemetery.

More Contributors Eager To Enter "Lafs" Contest "Better and better," is the way the Local Lafs are getting daily with contributors more eager to break into the flickering light now that the first film of jokes is on exhibit at local theaters. Next Sunday a second reel, made up of the contributions of last week's winners, will be shown at other moving picture houses. Those who send in the best jokes this week will, like the others, divide $25 in prizes and have the products of their wit together with their names and addresses, produced on a film for exhibit in boro ters. Anyone may' enter the contest by sending an original and brief joke to the Local Lafs Editor, Brooklyn Eagle. Mention the theater you attend.

For the best joke of the week $10 will be given, for the second best, $5, and for each of the next 10 best, $1. The first film is now showing at Keeney's Livingston Bedford and Bay Ridge theaters. Others will be shown later at the following houses: Colonial, Broadway and Chauncey street. National, 720 Washington ave. New Atlantic, 207 Flatbush ave.

Gloria, 395 Court st. Benson, 2005 86th Bensonhurst. Mardi Gras, West End Terminal, Coney Island. Peerless, 5612 5th ave. Sunset, 4705 5th ave.

Court, 382 Court st. American, 910 Manhattan ave. Normandy, 1927 Fulton st. Stadium, 102 Chester st. Supreme, 530 Livonia ave.

Capital, Saratoga ave. and Dean street. Premier. 505 Sutter ave. Forest Hill, Forest Hill.

Prizes of $25 for Best Local Lafs To enter this week's Local Lafs contest in competition for the $10 first prize, $5 second prize, and ten other $1 prizes, write your joke preferably on this coupon. Do not use more than 30 words. Put down your name and address and send the slip to the Local Lafs Editor, Brooklyn Eagle. I EAGLE TO CONDUCT: MUSIC CONTEST AT A TONIGHT The Brooklyn Daily Eagle will conduct a music memory contest from The Eagle broadcasting studio of station WA HG tonight, starting at 9:10 o'clock. It is designed, first, to stimulate a greater interest in the music presented by the various artists in the broadcasting studios and, second, to give an opportunity for radio listeners to test their wits and their memories, To add a little zest to the contest The Eagle will present a number of prizes to those who are most successful in the contest.

Mr. Henry Bruning, who is organist of Calvary Baptist Church, will be at the plano. He will play snatches from ten well-known musical compositions. Those listening, are prizes expected will be to awarded identify to those who are most successful in naming the compositions he plays. In some cases the selections will be from the beginnings of the compositions.

In other they will be taken from other portions. However, all of the compositions have been played many times over the radio and be no great difficulty in identifying at least some of them. For the best answers The Eagle will award copies of the new Junior Eagle Crossword Puzzle Book, which came off the press today. It is a splendid book of crossword puzzles for the kiddies and it will make. a splendid Christmas gift.

Remember, every person who sends in a correct list will receive a crossword puzzle book. If no one sends in a correct list the books will be sent to those who are most nearly accurate. in their guesses. The guesses should be sent to the Music Memory Editor of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, so that he receives it by noon Friday. In Sunday's Eagle will be printed the names of the winners and the correct answers.

Brilliant, at the head of the Valley of Consolation. A light snow fell through the march and the pilgrims chanted hynms and dirges and uttered prayers as they walked. These ceremonies were repeated in side the electric-lighted tomb until dawn signaled the end of the rites, which are to be repeated tomcrrow and Friday mornings. Leaders of the sect announced that Petero Verigin's successor to the presidency and spiritual leadership of the cult probably would be decided upon by next Monday. M.

E. EDUCATION FUND NOW $100,000,000 At the annual meeting of the Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopal Church in session in Manhattan today, Dr. W. S. Bovard of Chicago, corresponding secretary, announced that under the auspices of the board were 118 colleges and universities, with property value of $40,000,000, an endowment of 000,000, requiring an annual budget of also 19 institutions for students, with property and endowment valued at $6,000,000.

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